Aston Villa F.C. statistics and records

Aston Villa F.C. are an English professional association football club based in Aston, Birmingham, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founding members of the Football League in 1888 and the Premier League in 1992. [Hayes, Dean; p.63] They are one of the oldest and most successful football clubs in England, having won the First Division Championship seven times and the FA Cup seven times; overall, they have won 21 major honours. [cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/History/Postings/2006/01/FACup_History.htm |title=FA Cup history |publisher=Football Association (FA) |accessdate=2007-07-02] In 1982 the club became one of only four English clubs to win the European Cup, a record still accurate as of 2008. [cite news| url=http://web.archive.org/web/20060211203957/http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/EuroWinDetail/0,,10265~676380,00.html| title=European Cup Win|publisher=Aston Villa F.C.|accessdate=2007-06-26]

This list encompasses the major honours won by Aston Villa and the records set by the players and the club. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made the most appearances in first-team competitions. Attendance records at Villa Park are also included in the list. Some international records are listed, including the first England players from Aston Villa; Arthur Brown and Howard Vaughton were capped first in 1882.

"All figures are correct as of 2 September 2008."

Honours

Aston Villa have won honours both domestically and in European cup competitions. Their last senior honour was a League Cup win in 1996.cite web |url=http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Honours/0,,10265,00.html |title=AVFC club Honours |publisher=Aston Villa F.C. |accessdate=2007-07-08]

European

*European Cup:
**Winners (1): 1981–82
*European Super Cup:
**Winners (1): 1982–83
*Intertoto Cup:
**Winners (1): 2001

Domestic

League

*Football League First Division / Premier League:ref label|PremierLeague|A|
**Winners (7): 1893–94, 1895–96, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1899–1900, 1909–10, 1980–81
**Runners up (10): 1888–89, 1902–03, 1907–08, 1910–11, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1989–90, 1992–93
*Football League Second Division:"'ref label|PremierLeague|A|
**Winners (2): 1937–38, 1959–60
**Runners up (2): 1974–75, 1987–88
*Football League Third Division:"'ref label|PremierLeague|A|
**Winners (1): 1971–72

Cups

*FA Cup:
**Winners (7): 1887, 1895, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1957
**Runners up (3): 1892, 1924, 2000
*Football League Cup:"'
**Winners (5): 1961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 1996
**Runners up (2): 1963, 1971
*Charity Shield"'
**Winners (1): 1981 (shared)ref label|Shared1981|B|
**Runners up (3): 1910, 1957, 1972

Player records

Appearances

*Youngest first-team player: Jimmy Brown, 15 years 349 days (v. Bolton Wanderers, Division Two, 17 September 1969). [Hayes, Dean; p.191]
*Oldest first-team player: Ernie "Mush" Callaghan, 39 years 257 days (v. Grimsby Town, Division One, 12 April 1947). [Hayes, Dean; p.125]

Most appearances

"Competitive matches only, appearances as substitutes in brackets." [All appearances statistics sourced to pp.300–319 of Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy]

Managerial records

*First manager/secretary of the club: George Ramsay, in charge of 1327 games from August 1884 to 5 May 1926.
*Longest serving manager: George Ramsay.
*Most successful manager: George Ramsay, 6 League Championships and 6 FA Cups.

Club records

Goals

*Most league goals scored in a season: 128 (in 42 matches in the 1930–31 season, Division One). [Goodyear, David; Matthews, Tony, p.161]
* Fewest league goals scored in a season: 36 goals (in 42 matches in the 1969–70 season, Division Two).Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; pp.300–319]
* Most league goals conceded in a season: 110 goals (in 42 matches in the 1935–36 season, Division One).
* Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 32 goals (in 46 matches in the 1971–72 season, Division Three).Hayes, Dean; p.102]

Points

* Most points in a season:
**Two points for a win: 70 points (in 42 matches in the 1971–72 season, Division Three).Hayes, Dean; p.131]
**Three points for a win:78 points (in 42 matches in the 1987–88 season, Division Two).
* Fewest points in a season:
**Two points for a win:
***18 points (in 22 matches in the 1890–91 season, Division One).
***29 points (in 42 matches in the 1966–67 season, Division One / 1969–70 season, Division Two).
**Three points for a win:
***36 points (in 42 matches in the 1986–87 season, Division One). [Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.284]

Matches

Firsts

*First match: Aston Villa 1–0 Aston Brook St Mary's, March 1874.Hayes, Dean; p.62]
*First league match: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Aston Villa, 8 September 1888.
*First match at Villa Park: friendly; 3–0, Blackburn Rovers, on 17 April 1897. [Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.35]
*First FA Cup match: Stafford Road Works 1–1 Aston Villa, 13 December 1879. Aston Villa won the replay 3–1 on 24 January 1880.
*First League Cup match: Aston Villa 4–1 Huddersfield Town, 12 October 1960. [Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.258]
*First European match: Royal Antwerp FC 4–1 Aston Villa, 17 September 1975, UEFA Cup. [Hayes, Dean; p.273]

Record wins

*Record Football League win: 12–2 (v. Accrington Stanley, 12 March 1892).
*Record Premier League win: 7–1 (v. Wimbledon, 11 February 1995). [Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.285]
*Record FA Cup win: 13–0 (v. Wednesbury Old Athletic, 1st round, 3 October 1886). [Ward, Adam;Griffin, Jeremy; p.144]
*Record League Cup win: 8–1 (v. Exeter City, 2nd round, 9 October 1985).
*Record European win: 5–0 (v. Valur Reykjavik in the European Cup, 16 September 1981 and v. Vitoria Guimaraes in the UEFA Cup, 28 September 1983). [Ward, Adam;Griffin, Jeremy; p.257]

Record defeats

*Record league defeats, all while in Division One: [Hayes, Dean; p.46] ref label|homefirst|D|
**0–7 (v. Blackburn Rovers, 19 October 1899).
**0–7 (v. Everton, 4 January 1890).
**7–0 (v. West Bromwich Albion, 19 October 1935).
**0–7 (v. Manchester United, 8 March 1950).
**0–7 (v. Manchester United, 24 October 1964).
*Record Premier League defeat: 0–5 (v. Blackburn Rovers, 17 January 1998 / v. Arsenal, 1 April 2006). [cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4842386.stm |title=Arsenal 5–0 Aston Villa |publisher=BBC |date=2006-04-01 |accessdate=2008-08-29]
*Record FA Cup defeat: 1–8 (v. Blackburn Rovers, 3rd round, 16 February 1889).
*Record League Cup defeat: 1–6 (v. West Bromwich Albion, 2nd round, 14 September 1966).
*Record European defeat: 4–1 (v. Royal Antwerp, 1st round UEFA Cup, 17 September 1975).Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.273]

Attendances

*Highest attendance at Villa Park:
**League game: 69,492 (v. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 27 December 1949).Hayes, Dean; p.13]
**FA Cup game: 76,588 (v. Derby County, 6th round, 2 March 1946).
**Premier League game: 42,640 (v. Liverpool, 11 August 2007). [Aston Villa F.C. match-day programme, v. Fulham F.C., 25 August 2007, p.4]
*Lowest attendance at Villa Park:
**League game: 2,900 (v. Bradford City, Division One, 13 February 1915).

Aston Villa in Europe

Below is Aston Villa's record in Europe. As of 2008, they are one of only four English clubs to have won the European Cup, which they did in 1982. [cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/Features/ChampionsLeague/Postings/2005/05/England_PastEuropeanCupFinals.htm |title=England reign in Europe |publisher=Football Association |date=2005-05-25 |accessdate=2008-01-19] cite web |url=http://www.fchd.info/ASTONVIL.HTM |title=Aston Villa |publisher=Football Club History Database (FCHD) |accessdate=2008-01-19] Aston Villa's scores are noted first in both results columns.;Key
*2QR = Second Qualifying Round
*1R = First Round
*2R = Second Round
*3R = Third Round
*GS = Group Stages
*QF = Quarter-Finals
*SF = Semi-Finals
*F = Final

Record by competition

"Correct as of 2 October 2008"

Footnotes

:A. The Premier League took over from the First Division as the top tier of the English football league system upon its formation in 1992. The First Division then became the second tier of English football, the Second Division became the third tier, and so on. The First Division is now known as the Football League Championship, while the Second Division is now known as Football League One.:B In 1981, the Charity Shield was shared in the event of a draw.:C Aston Villa won their 3rd round match, as a result they qualified for the UEFA Cup; the 3rd round was the final round in the UEFA Intertoto Cup for the 2008 competition. The winner of the Intertoto Cup is the team that progresses furthest in the UEFA Cup. [cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/intertotocup/format/index.html |title=Competition format |publisher=UEFA |accessdate=2008-09-03] :D The home team are listed first.

References

;Specific;General
*cite book |last=Goodyear |first=David |coauthors=Matthews, Tony |title=Aston Villa A Complete Record 1874–1988, |publisher=Breedon Books (1988) |isbn=0907969372
*cite book |last=Hayes |first=Dean |title=The Villa Park Encyclopedia: A-Z of Aston Villa |publisher=Mainstream Publishing (2 October 1997) |isbn=978-1851589593
*cite book |last=Ward |first=Adam |coauthors=Griffin, Jeremy |title=The essential history of Aston Villa |publisher=Headline book publishing (2002) |isbn=075531140X
*cite web|url=http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Honours/0,,10265,00.html |title=Official website — Club honours|publisher=Aston Villa F.C.|accessdate=2007-08-30

External links

*cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=58|title=FA Cup seasons|publisher=Soccerbase.com|accessdate=2007-08-30
*cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=60|title=League Cup seasons|publisher=Soccerbase.com|accessdate=2007-08-30
*cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=1|title=Premier League seasons|publisher=Soccerbase.com|accessdate=2007-08-30
*cite web|url=http://www.lerwill-life.org.uk/astonvilla/a_villa_summary.htm|title=Season Summaries|publisher=Lerwill-Life|accessdate=2007-08-30
*cite web|url=http://www.lerwill-life.org.uk/astonvilla/a_villan01.htm|title=Player data|publisher=Lerwill-Life|accessdate=2007-08-30